Archive for January, 2012

A Brief History of the Karma Kagyu Lineage of Tibet

Sunday, January 15th, 2012
Karma Kagyu Refuge Tree

Karma Kagyu Refuge Tree

This article, by Topga Yulgyal Rinpoche, was taken from “Knowledge in Action,” a Newsletter of the Karmapa International Buddhist Institute (KIBI), New Delhi.

The Kagyu lineage, sometimes referred to as the “oral lineage” of Tibet, originated with the great yogi Tilopa, who lived in Northern India around the 10th century A.D. He is considered the founder of the lineage and, in addition, he received four special transmissions (Tib: bka-babs-bzhi) for which he became the lineage holder.

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Unconventional lama sings praises of Buddhist meditation – Interview with Lama Ole Nydahl in the Calgary Herald

Monday, January 2nd, 2012
Lama Ole Nydahl Skydiving

Lama Ole Nydahl Skydiving

We just came across this recent interview from the Canadian newspaper, the Calgary Herald.

Unconventional lama sings praises of Buddhist meditation

BY MARIO TONEGUZZI, CALGARY HERALD NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Lama Ole Nydahl is a contemporary lama who enjoys skydiving, fast motorcycles and bungee jumping.

For almost 40 years he’s been busy setting up meditation centres around the world….

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